Plant Details

Accepted name:: Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis [Lamiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Melissa officinalis L.
Infraspecies:: Melissa officinalis subsp. inodora Bornm.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
oğul otu	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
vegetative parts		Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 22 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima (Sm.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital., ed. 2: 427 (1894).
Melissa altissima Sm. in J.Sibthorp & J.E.Smith, Fl. Graec. Prodr. 1: 423 (1809).
Melissa bicornis Klokov Fl. RSS Ukr. 9: 659 (1960).
Melissa cordifolia Pers. Syn. Pl. 2: 132 (1806).
Melissa corsica Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 732 (1835).
Melissa foliosa Opiz ex Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 329 (1831).
Melissa graveolens Host Fl. Austriac. 2: 128 (1831).
Melissa hirsuta Hornem. Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 562 (1815).
Melissa occidentalis Raf. ex Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 732 (1835).
Melissa officinalis subvar. altissima (Sm.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 587 (1881).
Melissa officinalis var. altissima (Sm.) K.Koch Linnaea 21: 674 (1849).
Melissa officinalis var. cordifolia (Pers.) K.Koch Linnaea 17: 296 (1844).
Melissa officinalis var. foliosa Briq. Lab. Alp. Mar.: 379 (1893).
Melissa officinalis var. graveolens (Host) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur.: 587 (1881).
Melissa officinalis var. hirsuta K.Koch Linnaea 21: 673 (1849).
Melissa officinalis var. romana (Mill.) Woodv. Med. Bot. 3: 398 (1792).
Melissa officinalis f. verticillata Bolzon Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 20: 332 (1913).
Melissa officinalis var. villosa Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 393 (1834).
Melissa officinalis var. vulgaris Alef. Landw. Fl.: 121 (1866).
Melissa romana Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768).
Melissa taurica Benth. Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 393 (1834).
Melissa vulgaris variegata Abbey J. Hort. Cottage Gard. 32: 82 (1864).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Melissa officinalis subsp. altissima	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)

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